Making a New Kitty Feel Safe
1. Start with a Small SpaceCats placed in new situations can become easily overstimulated, no matter how confident they were in their previous environment. Reducing the amount of novelty can help your kitty feel comfortable more quickly. Provide them with a dedicated space that is quiet and removed from the rest of the home. Typically, […]
Cat Ages and Appropriate Alone Time
The image shown above is meant to help you understand “cat years” and the life stages a cat experiences in more human terms. With this information in mind, let’s take a look at how long cats of different ages can safely be left without human supervision. Bear in mind that a kitten or cat […]
Your Cat’s Purr: A Human Health Boost
Being around a purring cat, especially while they’re cuddling with you, has many benefits to your body! Reduce Stress: A cat’s purr helps reduce the body’s cortisol levels by instead releasing oxytocin – the happy hormone! This is the same hormone released when feeling loved by other people. Ease Migraines: While cats release endorphins while […]
Steps to Finding a Lost Cat
Stand where your cat would have exited your home. Look around the immediate surroundings and identify places they would think to hide (under bushes, sheds, cars, etc.). Check all of these areas. Get flyers made with a photo of your cat and your contact information. Go door-to-door to hand them out, put them in […]
Find Cat Rescues in Ontario
General Search Tools Pet Finder : enter your postal code to find Animal Welfare groups in your location Ontario’s Animal Organizations : a list of organizations compiled by Second Hope Circle Stratford & Kitchener The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford PerthStratford 519.273.6600 Perth County Real Trooper Cat Rescue, Perth East Axel’s Imprint Rescue […]
Nine Reasons to Adopt an Older Cat
9. What you see is what you get!Kittens are cute, but they travel at high speed, climbing curtains in a single bound and racing like the Indy 500 across you in the middle of the night. A mature cat knows the word “no”, and is more likely to prefer your lap to running laps. 8. […]